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phrase?

Posted by Larry
on March 09, 2003

A few years ago, I read that the correct phrase
is, "Those who do not learn from the mistakes of history are doomed to repeat
them."

This version makes more sense than the commonly quoted phrase, which
implies that nothing from the past is worth repeating. That is patently false
and indefensible and is why I would never use the common phrase to make a point.